Tree stand



J1me, 1929- E. KEMERLING ,715

TREE STAND Filed June 1927 ATTO RN EY Patented June 4, 1929. a I j 7 I um're stares orie- EDNA YKEMERLING, or KIMBALL, NEBRASKA.

v TREE STAND.

Application filed June 13, 1927. Serial No. 198,532.

This invention relates to a Christmas tree From the foregoing, it will be seen that holder, the general object of the invention when the legs and the part 1 are fastened to being to provide a simple device which can the tree by the screws, the device will assume be folded into a small bundle when not in use the position shown in Figures 1 and 4 so that 5 so that it will occupy but little room. the tree will be firmly supported by the de- 45 This invention also consists in certain other vice. When the device is not in use, it can features of construction and in the combinabe folded to a position shown in Figure 5, so tion and arrangement of the several parts, to that it will occupy but little room when be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in stored. I i I the accompanying drawings and specifically It is thought from the foregoingdescrip- 5o pointed out in the appended claim. tion that the advantages and novel features v In describing my invention in detail, refer- Of my invention will be readily apparent. ence will be had to the accompanyingdraw- I desire it to be understood that 1 may make I ings wherein like characters denote like or changes in the construction and in the comcorresponding parts throughout the several bination and arrangement of theseve'ral views, and in which gparts, provided that such changes fall within Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the the scope of the appended claim. a holder in use. What Iclaim is a Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the base 7 -A tree holder comprising a center strip, a part of the device. Y I pair of short strips, a hinge connecting each Figure 8 isa top plan view of thispart. short strip to each end of the center strip, a Figure 4: is an enlarged elevation of the pair of long strips, a hinge connecting each device. longer strip to each side of the center strip at Figure 5 is a view showing the device the center thereof,1said hinges being arranged. 25 folded. on the under sides of thefstrips, a plurality a In these views, 1 indicates a base piece to of'legs, a hinge connecting each leg with the each end of which is hinged a strip 2 by the outer end of each of the short and long strips, 1 hinge 3 and to each side of which is hinged each hinge being connected with the upper a strip 4: by the hinge 5. Aswill be seen, the side of each short and long strip and with 30 strips 2 are of less length than the stripedso the inner side of each leg, the upper end of that the cross-shaped base formed by the parts .eachleg being beveled, fastening means passhas its arms of the same length when the base ing through the beveled portions for engagis unfolded. The outer end of each strip is ing a tree and a fastener passing through the hinged to a leg 6 by the hinge 7 The upper center strip for engaging the bottom of the end of each leg is beveled, as at 8, and a screw tree. V I a p 9 passes through the beveled part, these In testimony whereof I affix my signature. screws engaging the tree, such as shown at Y a V A in Figure 1, to fasten the legs to the tree. EDNA KEMERLING. A screw 10 is also carried by the part 1 for 1 I r r 40 engaging the bottom of the tree. 

